The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-06-24

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"Hush-hush! my love; you must
not talk so Of the Princess of Orange,
for perhaps she considered she was do
ing right in depriving her father of
his dOminions, because he had en-
braced the Catholic religion, and it is
against the law for king Of England
to be Cathonc. Yet confess | did
not believe she would have consented
to sign the death warrant of so many
of her fathers old servants, only ON
account of their faithful attachment
to him." said Lord Preston with a
sigh.
81 have heard that tine Princess OF
Orange is OF a mercitul disposition, "
said old Amy Gradwell, advancing to-
wards her master; land perhaps she
might be induced to spare your life,
my lord, if your pardon were very
earnestly entreated OF her by some OF
your friends"
"Alas! my good Amy, I have no one
who will undertake the perilous office
Of soliciting the royal grace for an at
tanned traitor, lest they should be
suspected OF fayoring the cause OF
King James"
Dear papa! let me go to the queen
and beg for your pardon" cried Lady
Lucy with a crimsoned cheek and a
sparkling eye. will so beg and pray
her to spare your life, dear papa, that
she will not have the heart to deny
me-
"Simple child" exclaimed her father,
"what would you be able to say to
the queen that would be ofany avail?"
"God would teach me what to say,
and he has power also to touch her
heart with pity for child's distress,
and to open her ear to my earnest pc
titiOn."
Her father clasped her to his bosom,
but said, Thou would'st be afraid of
speaking to the queen, even if thou
shouldst be admitted to her presence,
my child"
"Why should Ibe afraid OF speaking
to the queen, papa?-for even if she
should be angry with me, and answer
harshly, | should be thinking too
much OF you, father, to mind it; or if
she were to send me to the tower, and
cut off my head, she could only kill
my body, but would have no power at
all to hurt my soul, which is under
the protection Of one who is greater
than any king or queen upon earth"
"You are right, my child, to fear
God, and to have no other fear"
said her father. at is He who hath
perhaps put it into your heart to
plead with the queen for my life, which,
if it be his pleasure to grant, l shall
feel it indeed a happiness for my child
to be made the instrument OF my de-
liverance from the perjls OF death,
which now encompass me; but if it
should be otherwise, His will be done!
He hath promised to be father to
to the fatherless, and He will not for
sake my good and dutiful child when
am low in the dust"
But how will Lady Lucy gain ad-
mittance to the queens presence, my
lord?' asked old Amy, who had been
a weeping spectator of the scene be-
tween the father and child. 81 will
write a letter to her godmother, the
Lady Clarendon, requesting her to
accomplish the matter" He then
wrote q few hasty lines to that lady
which he gave to his daughter, telling
her that she was to go the next day
to Hampton Court, properly attended,
and to obtain q sight OF Lady Clar-
endon, who was there in waiting upon
the queen, and deliver that letter to
| her with her own hand. He then
kissed his child tenderly and bade her
farewell. Though the little child
wept at parting with her father, vet
she left the tower with fare more
] composed mind than she entered it;
flor she had formed resolutions, and
| her young heart was full of hope.
She had silently committed her cause
TO God, and she trusted that he
would dispose the event prosperously
for her.
The next morning, before the lark
had sung her mathis, Lady Lucy was
up and dressed in suit of deep mourn
ing. which Amy had provided as the
most suitable garb for a daughter
whose only SURVIVING parent was un-
/ der sentence of death. The servants,
who had been informed of their young
lady's intention to solicit the queen
for her fathers pardon, were all as
sembled in the entrance hall to see
her depart; and as she passed through
them, leaning ON her nurses arm, and
attended by her fathers secretary
and the old butler, they shed tears,
and. bade God bless her and prosper
1 her in her design.
Lady Lucy arrived at Hampton
court, was introduced into Countess
Of Ciarendon's apartments before her
ladyship was out OF bed, and hav-
ing told her artIess tale with
great earnestness. delivered her
fathers letter Lady Clarendon, who
was wife to the queens uncle, was
/ very kind to her young god.daughter,